HSRI

Human Superintelligence Readiness Index
Benchmark Scope 39/195 (86 unrated)
Benchmark Mean 53.8 / 100
Data Completeness 96.5% (Harmonized)
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United States

NORTH AMERICAModerate capacity
Benchmark Rank#15 / 39
Overall Score68.43 / 100
Performance BandBand C
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Executive Summary & Strategic Position

Archetype: CAUTIOUS OBSERVER

USA emerges as a Cautious Observer in the global AI landscape, currently at readiness level 0.50. With a projected critical crossing in 2050, the country faces low-level urgency for AI preparation. This narrative explores USA's strategic positioning, preparation timeline, and path to successful AI integration.

Core Readiness Pillars

Non-compensatory evaluation across the four primary preparedness domains

📚50.2%

AI Literacy

Workforce comprehension, secondary educational integration, and generative model technical fluency.

🛡️61.97%

Critical Discernment

Cognitive resilience against synthetic disinformation, epistemic erosion, and deepfake deception.

⚖️69.52%

Institutional Governance

State regulatory enforceability, third-party model audit capacity, and adaptive oversight agility.

⚡92.02%

Digital Infrastructure

Sovereign compute density, high-speed fiber penetration, clean power redundancy, and grid resilience.

Exposure & Deficit Analysis

Macro AI Exposure Score40.8 / 100
Readiness-Exposure Gap-27.6 (Prepared)
Labor Market Vulnerability0.86%
Estimated Labor Crossing Year2174

Superintelligence Crossing Scenarios

Year in which external AI capabilities exceed domestic absorption & governance capacity:

Takeoff ScenarioAccelerated recursion & fast-takeoff AGI
2029
Steady Progress (Baseline)Historical tech adoption curves
2050
Plateau ScenarioHardware bottlenecks & algorithmic slowdown
Post-2045

Key Strengths & Advantages

  • Established AI research community
  • Strong regulatory frameworks

Strategic Challenges & Vulnerabilities

  • High automation exposure across white-collar knowledge sectors
  • Pace of model deployment outpacing regulatory feedback loops
  • Cognitive defense deficits in public epistemic verification

Policy & Strategic Recommendations

01

Focus on education

02

Build digital infrastructure

03

Regional cooperation

04

Strategic long-term planning

Indicator Audit & Data Provenance

Empirical completeness for United States: 94.1% (16/17 retained indicators observed). Missing indicators are omitted from pillar scoring via proportional weight re-scaling.

Phase 2 Ingestion v0.2.1
CodeIndicator NamePillarRoleObserved ValueEmpirical Status for USAProvenance & Notes
AI_LIT_001OECD PIAAC Adaptive Problem SolvingAI LiteracyRetained303ObservedOfficial OECD PIAAC / national survey calibrated
AI_LIT_002PISA Digital Reading LiteracyAI LiteracyRetained526.2ObservedPISA 2022 Digital Reading volume
AI_LIT_003LinkedIn Global Skills Gap IndexAI LiteracyContext-only—MissingNo empirical record in database
AI_LIT_004Tertiary STEM EnrollmentAI LiteracyRetained33.7ObservedUNESCO UIS Tertiary database
AI_LIT_005ITU Digital Skills IndexAI LiteracyRetained83.2ObservedITU Digital Development dashboard
CAL_TRUST_001KPMG-Melbourne AI Trust StudyTrust AttitudesContext-only62Context-ObservedKPMG Trust in AI survey
CAL_TRUST_002Ipsos AI MonitorTrust AttitudesContext-only—MissingNo empirical record in database
CAL_TRUST_003Pew Research AI AttitudesTrust AttitudesContext-only—MissingNo empirical record in database
CAL_TRUST_004Edelman Trust Barometer AITrust AttitudesContext-only—MissingNo empirical record in database
CAL_TRUST_005Lloyd's Foundation World Risk PollTrust AttitudesRejected—RejectedExcluded during construct audit
META_COG_001PISA Reading Fact vs OpinionCritical DiscernmentRetained505.2ObservedPISA 2022 epistemic discernment item set
META_COG_002European Media Literacy IndexCritical DiscernmentRetained—MissingNon-European economy: not surveyed in Council of Europe / OSIS EMLI index
META_COG_003Reuters Institute Digital News ReportCritical DiscernmentRetained62.9ObservedReuters Institute Digital News Report
META_COG_004MediaWise Digital LiteracyCritical DiscernmentRejected—RejectedExcluded during construct audit
DEC_AGY_001Worldwide Governance IndicatorsInstitutional GovernanceRetained4.39ObservedWorldwide Governance Indicators aggregate
DEC_AGY_002V-Dem Democracy IndicesInstitutional GovernanceRetained0.81ObservedVarieties of Democracy Liberal Democracy Index
DEC_AGY_003Freedom House Freedom in the WorldInstitutional GovernanceRetained94.8ObservedFreedom in the World aggregate score
DEC_AGY_004OECD AI Policy ObservatoryInstitutional GovernanceRetained0.85ObservedOECD.AI National AI Strategies and Policy tracker
DEC_AGY_005Stanford AI Index Policy SectionInstitutional GovernanceRetained0.83ObservedHAI Stanford AI Index regulatory legislation tracker
ATT_WELL_001Daily Screen Time AverageWellbeing ContextContext-only7.8Context-ObservedOwlnut Digital Screen Time
ATT_WELL_002WHO Mental Health PrevalenceWellbeing ContextContext-only14.9Context-ObservedWHO Mental Health Atlas prevalence estimate
ATT_WELL_003HBSC Adolescent WellbeingWellbeing ContextRejected—RejectedExcluded during construct audit
VALUE_001World Values Survey Tradition vs SecularismValue ClarityRejected—RejectedExcluded during construct audit
VALUE_002EVS Values Importance RankingsValue ClarityRejected—RejectedExcluded during construct audit
VALUE_003European Social Survey ValuesValue ClarityRejected—RejectedExcluded during construct audit
ENAB_001Oxford Insights Government AI ReadinessDigital InfrastructureRetained82.33ObservedOxford Insights Government AI Readiness report
ENAB_002IMF AI Preparedness IndexDigital InfrastructureRetained0.83ObservedIMF AI Preparedness Index (AI-PI)
ENAB_003ITU Development IndexDigital InfrastructureRetained94.3ObservedITU IDI Connectivity Readiness score
ENAB_004World Bank Digital Adoption IndexDigital InfrastructureRetained0.88ObservedWorld Bank Digital Adoption Index
ENAB_005WEF Technology Adoption IndexDigital InfrastructureRetained88.9ObservedWEF Global Competitiveness & Technology Adoption